Where does “nuque” come from?

nuque (French) comes from Italian nuca, from Spanish nuca, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

nuque (French): nape, back of the neck

Definitions

  1. nape, back of the neck

Ancestry of “nuque”, step by step

nuque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian nuca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannucanape, back of the neck
2Spanishnucanape, back of the neck
3Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
4Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord

via Middle French nuque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnuque—

Words derived from “nuque”

Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →Every word from Spanish nuca →